A Japanese lacquer inro with netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912).

Five tiered decorated with a rooster, hen and chickens. Mother of pearl inlay. Netsuke in the shape of a seated male figure. Height inro 7 cm. Height netsuke 3 cm.

Wear, damages.

Provenance

Purschased in Japan in the early 1960's by a Swedish family who lived and worked there.

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